KR20180046677A - Method for providing user interface comprising icon lock set - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of providing a user interface, comprising: displaying an icon lock set including a plurality of icons in a locked state; determining whether a continuation code is input through an icon lock set; And an unlocking step of displaying an unlocking state when the continuous code matches the unlocking code.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a method of providing a user interface including an icon lock set,

The technical idea of the present invention relates to a method of providing a user interface, and more particularly, to a method of providing a user interface including an icon lock set in a locked state of the terminal device.

In recent years, the spread of portable terminal devices such as smart phones, smart pads, and tablet PCs has been rapidly increasing, and these terminal devices can perform various additional functions as well as their inherent functions. For example, the terminal device may provide various functions such as a call function, an image or moving picture shooting function, a broadcast receiving function, and an Internet access function. As the terminal device supports various functions, a user interface (UI) that can control the terminal device more quickly and conveniently has been increasing in recent years.

The technical problem to be solved by the technical idea of the present invention is to provide a user interface capable of providing various information or functions as needed even in a locked state.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a user interface including a locked state and an unlocked state, the method comprising: displaying an icon lock set including a plurality of icons in the locked state; The method comprising the steps of: determining whether a continuation code is input via the unlock code, and determining whether the continuation code matches the unlock code if the continuation code is input; And an unlocking step of displaying the unlocking step.

In some embodiments, the method of providing a user interface further comprises: determining if a long push is input to a single selected icon of the icons included in the icon lock set if the successive code is not input; And performing the operation of either the information output of the single icon, the e-commerce link output, or the application execution.

In some embodiments, the method of providing a user interface further comprises modifying the icon lock set, wherein modifying the icon lock set comprises displaying a list of a plurality of sets of icon locks, And storing the set of one of the icon lock sets on the basis of the set of icon locks displayed in the locked state.

On the other hand, displaying the list may include accessing a list of at least one or more new icon lock sets from a server.

In some embodiments, the method of providing a user interface further comprises the step of setting the icon lock set, wherein the step of setting the icon lock set comprises switching the unlock code to any one of an unlock icon code and an unlock code You can do the setting step.

Wherein the step of setting the icon lock set includes setting a difficulty level of the unlocking icon code when the unlocking code is set to the unlocking icon code, Step < / RTI >

If the unlock code is set to the unlock code, the step of setting the icon lock set may include defining the unlock code. The step of setting the icon lock set may further comprise setting whether to exchange positions of the icons included in the icon lock set.

The method of providing a user interface according to embodiments of the present invention is a method for providing a user interface including a set of icon locks in a locked state and faithfully performing a function of locking the terminal device, Information or function related to the icon can be provided to easily perform the specific information acquisition operation or the function performing operation even in the locked state.

In addition, the user can select the icon lock set to be used in a locked state among various icon lock sets, thereby obtaining desired information and setting various lock states.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a terminal device for implementing a user interface according to embodiments of the present invention.
2 is a conceptual diagram of a user interface including an icon lock set according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a user interface including a locked state and an unlocked state according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a user interface including a set of icon locks according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A to 5D are diagrams illustrating a single icon operation state when a long push is input to any one of the icons that can be included in the icon lock set.
6 is a diagram for explaining an unlocking method when an input method of an unlocking code is set as an icon code.
7 is a diagram for explaining an unlocking method when an input method of an unlocking code is set to a pattern code.
8A and 8B are diagrams illustrating exemplary screens displayed on the display unit of the lock state setting unit, particularly, the icon lock set selecting unit.
FIGS. 9A to 9C are views showing exemplary screens displayed on the display unit of the lock state setting unit, particularly, the icon lock set setting unit.
10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a user interface including a locked state and an unlocked state according to another embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a user interface including a locked state and an unlocked state according to another embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a diagram exemplarily showing a display section in the PIN input waiting state of Fig.
FIG. 13 exemplarily shows the selection window of the user when the inconsistency count of the input continuous code and the unlock code is three times or more.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals are used for the same constituent elements in the drawings, and a duplicate description thereof will be omitted.

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown. These embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. The present invention is not limited to the following embodiments. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be more thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art.

Although the terms first, second, etc. are used herein to describe various elements, regions, layers, regions and / or elements, these elements, components, regions, layers, regions and / It should not be limited by. These terms do not imply any particular order, top, bottom, or top row, and are used only to distinguish one member, region, region, or element from another member, region, region, or element. Thus, a first member, region, region, or element described below may refer to a second member, region, region, or element without departing from the teachings of the present invention. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the inventive concept belongs, including technical terms and scientific terms. In addition, commonly used, predefined terms are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with what they mean in the context of the relevant art, and unless otherwise expressly defined, have an overly formal meaning It will be understood that it will not be interpreted.

If certain embodiments are otherwise feasible, the particular process sequence may be performed differently from the sequence described. For example, two processes that are described in succession may be performed substantially concurrently, or may be performed in the reverse order to that described.

In the accompanying drawings, for example, variations in the shape shown may be expected, depending on manufacturing techniques and / or tolerances. Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention should not be construed as limited to any particular shape of the regions shown herein, but should include variations in shape resulting from, for example, manufacturing processes.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a terminal device T for implementing a user interface according to embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the terminal device T may include a key input unit T102, a touch input unit T104, a control unit T10, a display unit T120, a memory unit T130, and the like.

The terminal device T may be various terminals such as a mobile communication terminal, an information communication device, a multimedia terminal, a wire terminal, a fixed terminal and an IP (Internet Protocol) terminal. The terminal device T may be a mobile phone, a portable multimedia player (PMP), a mobile Internet device (MID), a smart phone, a desktop, a tablet PC, a notebook, A net book, an information communication device, and the like.

1, the key input unit T102 receives a key input signal such as an external input signal of the terminal apparatus T, for example, a power key, a volume up / down key, and the like, can do.

The touch input unit T104 may include, for example, a touch screen or the like and may receive a touch input signal corresponding to haptic touch and / or tactile touch. The touch input unit T104 may include a touch sensing surface for receiving a touch input signal.

The control unit T110 detects a touch input signal corresponding to a user touch of the touch input unit T104 and controls the operation of the terminal device T corresponding to the detected touch input signal, It is possible to control the display unit T 120 to display the screen information externally. Similarly, the control unit T 110 controls the operation of the terminal device T corresponding to the key input signal of the key input unit T102 or controls the display unit T 120 to display the screen information corresponding to the input signal externally . For example, the control unit T 110 controls to display the locked state (1, see FIG. 2) of the terminal apparatus T through the display unit T 120, (Refer to Fig. 2, Fig. 2) can be systematically controlled to be displayed on the display unit T120.

The display unit T 120 is a means for displaying the screen information externally under the control of the controller T 110. The display unit T 120 may be connected to the touch input unit T 104 in a module form.

That is, when the display unit T 120 and the touch pad are configured as a touch screen having a mutual layer structure, the display unit T 120 may serve as an input device as well as an output device. That is, the display unit T120 and the touch input unit T104 may be substantially one configuration.

When the display unit T 120 is configured as a touch screen, it may include a touch screen panel, a touch screen panel controller, and the like. The touch screen panel is a transparent panel attached to the outside, and may be connected to an internal bus of the control unit T 110. The touch screen panel is watching the result of the touch, and may send corresponding signals to the touch screen panel controller if there is a touch input.

In some embodiments, the display unit T 120 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, , A transparent display, and a 3D display (3D display).

The memory unit T 130 may include a plurality of applications required for driving the terminal apparatus T and a user interface (UI) status module (e.g., a lock / unlock module). The memory unit T 130 may include at least one of a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk storage unit, and a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory. The memory unit T 130 may record any information at the request of the control unit T 110 Or choose to cook.

2 is a conceptual diagram of a user interface (UI) that includes an icon lock set 110 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, a part of the configuration of the terminal device T described with reference to FIG. 1 may be referred to, and accordingly, the terminal device T of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 2 do.

2, a user interface (UI) may include a locked state 1, an unlocked state 2, and a single icon operating state 3. That is, in response to a user's touch or the like of the touch input unit T104, the control unit T101 displays a user interface UI (UI) in a state of any one of the locked state 1, the unlocked state 2, Can be systematically controlled to be displayed on the display unit T120.

The locked state (1) may be displayed when an external input is detected while the power of the terminal device is turned on. The external input may include, for example, a key input signal input to the key input unit T102 or a touch input signal input to the touch input unit T104.

In the locked state (1), the icon lock set 110 may be output to the display unit T120. The icon lock set 110 may be arranged in a matrix structure as shown in FIG. 4, and a specific example of the icon lock set 110 will be described later with reference to FIG.

In the case of switching from the locked state 1 to the unlocked state 2, the continuous code input to the touch input unit T104 in the locked state 1 may be the same as the unlocked code.

On the other hand, in the unlock state (2), the lock state setting unit 20 capable of setting the lock state (1) can be outputted. In the unlocked state 2, only the locked state setting unit 20 is output. In the unlocked state 2, however, the user can access various unique functions that the terminal apparatus T can perform It is of course possible to be given the authority to do so.

In some embodiments, the lock state setting section 20 may include a plurality of setting sections. For example, the lock state setting section 20 may include an icon lock set selection section 22 and an icon lock set setting section 24.

The icon lock set selector 22 outputs a list of a plurality of icon lock sets, and the user selects one of a plurality of icon lock sets on the list as an icon lock set 110). The selected icon lock set 110 may be output to the display unit T120 in the locked state (1). Specific examples of the icon lock set selection unit 22 will be described later with reference to Figs. 8A to 8B.

The icon lock set setting unit 24 can set an unlock code, set an icon, and the like. Specific examples of the icon lock set setting unit 24 will be described later with reference to Figs. 9A to 9C.

On the other hand, the user interface UI in the present embodiment may include a single icon operating state 3 as well as a locked state 1, an unlocked state 2, and the like.

In some embodiments, when switching from the locked state 1 to the single icon operating state 3, it may be the case that a long push for a single icon other than the continuous code is input to the touch input T104.

In the single icon operating state 3, for example, the icon information 32 related to a single icon to which the long push is inputted is outputted to the display unit T120, or the electronic commerce link 34 related to the single icon is outputted , The application 36 of the single icon can be executed, and a specific example thereof will be described later with reference to FIGS. 5A to 5D.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a user interface including a locked state and an unlocked state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 3, some configurations of the terminal device T and the user interface (UI) described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 can be referred to, and accordingly, in FIGS. 1 to 2, Will be described with reference to each other.

3, a method of providing a user interface includes an external input sensing step S110, a continuous code input sensing step S120, a long push input sensing step S130, and an unlocking code determining step S140 .

In the external input sensing step S110, the external input to the terminal device can be detected in the state (0) in which the terminal device T is powered on. The external input may include, for example, a key input signal input to the key input unit T102 or a touch input signal input to the touch input unit T104.

If there is an external input in the external input sensing step S110, the lock state (1) including the icon lock set 110 may be output to the display unit T120.

In the continuous code input detection step (S120), continuous code input through the touch input unit (T104) can be detected in the locked state (1).

For example, the continuous code may be a touch signal continuously input within a predetermined time (for example, within 1.5 seconds) to a plurality of icons selected from among the icons included in the icon lock set 110. Alternatively, the continuous code may be a touch operation, and may be a pattern signal passing through a plurality of icons in a sweep operation.

If the continuous code is not input in the continuous code input detection step S120, it is possible to detect whether or not the long push input is performed for a single icon among the icons (S130).

The case where the continuous code is not input may be a case where a touch signal is input to only a single icon, a case where a plurality of touch signals are inputted over the predetermined time, and the like.

The long push may be a touch signal continuously input for a predetermined time or more (for example, one second) for a single icon.

When a long push input is detected in the long push input detection step (S130), a single icon operation state (3) associated with the icon to which the long push is input is output.

In the single icon operating state 3, for example, icon information related to a single icon to which the long push is input may be output, an electronic commerce link associated with the single icon may be output, or an application of the single icon may be executed.

If the long push input is not detected in the long push input detection step (S130), it may return to the lock state (1). Otherwise, if the long push input is not detected in the long push input detection step (S130), the terminal may return to the power on state (0). In this case, the display unit T120 may be in an inactive state until a new external input is sensed.

If a continuous code is inputted in the continuous code input detection step (S120), it can be determined whether the inputted continuous code matches the unlock code (S140). The unlock code may be a code for switching the lock state (1) to the unlock state (2).

In some embodiments, the unlock code may be set to an unlock icon code or an unlock pattern code. Details of the unlocking icon code and the unlocking pattern code will be described later with reference to Figs. 6 and 7, respectively.

(2) may be output if the input contiguous code matches the unlocking code, and return to the locked state (1) if the contiguous code does not match the unlocking code, Lt; / RTI >

In the unlocked state 2, the user may be given authority to access various unique functions that the terminal device T can perform.

FIG. 4 is a user interface including the icon lock set 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a view illustrating the display unit T 120 in a locked state. In Fig. 4, the same reference numerals as in Figs. 1 to 3 denote the same members, and a duplicate description thereof will be omitted for the sake of brevity.

4, an icon lock set 110 including a plurality of icons 112, 114, and 116 and a time display window 120 and a weather display window 130 are displayed on the display unit T120 in a locked state Can be displayed.

However, the configuration displayed on the display unit T120 in the locked state is not limited to this. For example, various information such as a status display window of the terminal device may be output instead of the time display window 120 and the weather display window 130 on the display portion T120 in the locked state.

In addition, the icon lock set 110 in this embodiment is arranged in the form of a matrix composed of four rows and three columns, but is not limited thereto. The arrangement structure of the icon lock set 110 may be set by the icon lock set setting section 24 described with reference to FIG.

The icon lock set 110 may include at least one of an information providing icon 112, an application icon 114 and an electronic commerce icon 116.

The icon lock set 110 in this embodiment is shown to include both the information providing icon 112, the application icon 114 and the electronic commerce icon 116, but is not limited thereto. For example, the icon lock set 110 may consist solely of the information providing icon 112.

The information providing icon 112 may be composed of a plurality of icons having a specific concept. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the information providing icon 112 may include a plurality of icons composed of photographs of popular singers. The information providing icon 112 may include an information providing icon 112A composed of a photograph of, for example,

The information providing icons 112 in the present embodiment are arranged in a matrix composed of three rows and three columns, but are not limited thereto.

The application icon 114 may be an icon capable of executing any one of various functions or applications executable on the terminal device. For example, the application icon 114 may include an icon capable of executing a music playback application, such as an application icon 114A, or an icon capable of executing a phone function, such as an application icon 114B.

The e-commerce icon 116 may be an icon that serves to output a link to the e-commerce site. Alternatively, the e-commerce icon 116 itself may serve as a link to the e-commerce site.

The plurality of icons 112, 114, and 116 may perform various functions according to a user's input. That is, the plurality of icons 112, 114, and 116 may play different roles in the case where the continuous code is input and in the case where the long push is input, respectively.

When a continuous code is input to the plurality of icons 112, 114, and 116, the plurality of icons 112, 114, and 116 serve as unlock codes that can be switched from the locked state to the unlocked state .

For example, the unlock code may be composed of a plurality of specific icons selected from a plurality of icons 112, 114, and 116, and a continuation code input to the touch input unit T104 may correspond to the unlock code If they are the same, the locked state in the display unit T 120 can be switched to the unlocked state.

On the other hand, even when the unlocking code is not input as described above, that is, even when the locked state is not switched to the unlocked state, the user can perform a specific operation on the terminal device through the long push input for a single icon have.

For example, when a long push is input to any one of the plurality of icons 112, 114, and 116, one of the information output, the e-commerce link output, or the application execution related to the icon may be performed .

Hereinafter, concrete examples of the case where the long push is input to any one of the plurality of icons 112, 114 and 116, specifically the information providing icon 112, the application icon 114 and the e-commerce icon 116 .

FIGS. 5A to 5D are diagrams illustrating a single icon operation state when a long push is input to any one of the icons that can be included in the icon lock set 110. FIG.

Hereinafter, any one of Figs. 5A to 5D and Fig. 4 will be referred to each other.

5A exemplarily shows a screen output to the display unit T 120 when long push is input to the information providing icon 112A.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5A, if long push is input to the information providing icon 112, information related to the icon may be output to the display unit T 120.

For example, when the long push is input to the information providing icon 112A composed of the photograph of the mantissa A in FIG. 4, the display unit T120 displays the date of birth, height, weight, And personal history information such as a major career can be output to the display unit T120. The personal information may be information accessed from a specific server via a communication network, for example.

In some embodiments, when a touch is input to the time display window 120 or the weather display window 130, specific time information or weather information may be output to the display unit T120. In some other embodiments, when a touch is input to the time display window 120 or the weather display window 130, an application providing specific time information or an application providing weather information may be executed.

On the other hand, since the time display window 120 or the weather display window 130 does not constitute an unlock code, unlike the plurality of icons 112, 114, and 116, even when a short touch The information output or application execution operation may be performed.

5B exemplarily shows a screen displayed on the display unit T 120 when long push is input to the application icon 114A.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5B, when the application push button 114 is pressed, any one of various functions or applications executable in the terminal device can be executed and output to the display unit T 120.

For example, when a long push is input to the application icon 114A of FIG. 4, a music playback application may be executed on the display unit T120 as shown in FIG. 5B. Although not shown, similarly, when a long push is input to the application icon 114B, the telephone function of the terminal device can be executed.

In some embodiments, when a long push is input to the application icon 114A, not all functions of the application are executable, and only some functions are executable. The function that can not be executed by the long push alone can be executed only when the unlock code is inputted.

The application icon 114 may have a shape that is different from the information providing icon 112. For example, when the information providing icon 112 has a circular border as shown in FIG. 4, the application icon 114 may have a polygonal border.

5C exemplarily shows a screen output to the display unit T 120 when long push is input to the electronic commerce icon 116A.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5C, when a long push is input to the e-commerce icon 116, a link to the e-commerce site can be displayed on the display unit T 120. Alternatively, the e-commerce icon 116 itself may serve as a link to the e-commerce site. When the long push is input to the e-commerce icon 116, it can be directly connected to the corresponding e-commerce site.

In some embodiments, when a long push is entered into the e-commerce icon 116, it may not be directly connected to the e-commerce site, but may be linked to the e-commerce site only if the unlock code is entered.

The e-commerce icon 116 may have a shape that is distinguishable from the information providing icon 112 or the application icon 114. For example, when the information providing icon 112 has a circular border, as shown in FIG. 4, the electronic commerce icon 116 may have a polygonal border.

Meanwhile, the single icon operation state need not be clearly distinguished as the plurality of icons 112, 114, and 116 described with reference to FIGS. 5A to 5C.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5D, in a single icon operation state, information related to the corresponding icon (for example, personal information of the artist A) is output and an electronic commerce link (for example, May be output.

6 is a diagram for explaining an unlocking method when an input method of an unlocking code is set as an icon code.

Hereinafter, the unlocking code when the input method of the unlocking code is set to the icon code is referred to as the unlocking icon code (IC).

Referring to FIG. 6, an icon lock set 110 including a plurality of icons may be displayed on the display unit T 120 in a locked state.

The unlocking icon code IC may be composed of first to fourth icons Ix, Iy, Iz, Iw selected from a plurality of icons in the icon lock set 110. [

Although the unlocking icon code IC in the present embodiment is made up of four icons, the number of icons constituting the unlocking icon code IC is not limited thereto.

In the locked state, when the unlocking icon code IC is input, the display portion T120 can be switched to the unlocked state.

In some embodiments, the input method of the unlocking icon code IC may be a touch input method or a sweep input method. That is, the input method of the unlocking icon code IC is a touch input method in which touches to the first to fourth icons Ix, Iy, Iz, Iw are successively inputted within a predetermined time, It is possible to perform the sweep method in which the icons Ix, Iy, Iz, and Iw are input by one touch operation, i.e., a sweep operation.

The touch input of the first to fourth icons Ix, Iy, Iz, Iw may be ordered according to the setting, and may be independent of the order. A detailed description of the setting of the unlocking icon code IC will be described with reference to Figs. 9A and 9B.

7 is a diagram for explaining an unlocking method when an input method of an unlocking code is set to a pattern code.

Hereinafter, the unlocking code when the input method of the unlocking code is set to the pattern code is denoted by the unlocking pattern code PC.

Referring to FIG. 7, an icon lock set 110 including a plurality of icons may be displayed on the display unit T120 in a locked state.

The unlocking pattern code PC may be configured in a pattern via any of the plurality of icons (Ix, Iy, Iz, Iw) selected.

In the locked state, when the unlock pattern code PC is input, the display section T120 can be switched to the unlocked state.

On the other hand, the unlocking pattern code PC may be input within a predetermined time according to the setting, or may be entered without regard to time.

FIGS. 8A and 8B are views showing exemplary screens displayed on the display unit T 120 by the lock state setting unit 20, particularly, the icon lock set selector 22.

The lock status setting unit 20 may include an icon lock set selection unit 22 and a setting unit 24 for setting a selected icon lock set.

8A and 8B, the icon lock set selection unit 22 of the lock state setting unit 20 is selected and output to the display unit T 120.

8A, a list L of a plurality of icon lock sets 110x, 110y, 110z, 110w, ... is output so that the user can select the icon lock sets 110x, 110y , 110z, 110w, ... can be selected.

In some embodiments, the list L of icon lock sets 110x, 110y, 110z, 110w, ... may be updated in real time to include new icon lock sets provided from a particular server via a network or the like .

Although not shown, the lock state setting unit 20 includes not only an icon lock set selection unit 22 and a notifying unit (not shown) that notifies the setting unit 24 of an icon lock set as well as the update of new icon lock sets .

In FIG. 8B, when the user selects 'xx clothing' in the list L of FIG. 8A, the icon lock set 110x of the selected 'xx clothing' is outputted to the display unit T 120.

In some embodiments, a background screen BG associated with the 'xx garment' as well as the icon lock set 110x may also be output on the display T120. The icon lock set 110x and the background screen BG may be slid according to a touch signal and cross-output.

When the selection button B is touched, the icon lock set 110x may be downloaded and stored in the terminal device T. [

If the icon lock set 110x has already been downloaded, the icon lock set 110x can be set to the icon lock set to be used in the locked state when the selection button B is touched. In this case, "Do you want to select the icon lock set for 'xx Clothing'?" A pop-up window P including a phrase such as " " may be output to a partial area of the display unit T20.

FIGS. 9A to 9C are views showing exemplary screens displayed on the display unit T 120 by the lock state setting unit 20, particularly, the icon lock set setting unit 24.

9A, the icon lock set setting unit 24 includes a name display unit 91, an icon code setting unit 92, a pattern code setting unit 93, an icon blending setting unit 94, An icon arrangement setting unit 95 and a PIN number setting unit 96 may be displayed.

In the name display section 91 of the icon lock set, the name of the icon lock set used in the locked state can be displayed.

The icon code setting unit 92 can set the on / off of the icon code. That is, it is possible to set whether or not the unlock code is defined as the unlock code (IC, see FIG. 9B).

In some embodiments, when the icon code in the icon code setting unit 92 is set to ON, the pattern code in the pattern code setting unit 93 can be automatically set to OFF.

In some embodiments, the icon code setting unit 92 may select the difficulty level of the unlocking icon code as high / normal / low.

For example, when the unlocking icon code is set to a low degree of difficulty, the unlocking icon code may be composed of four unordered icons. If the degree of difficulty of the unlocking icon code is set to be normal, the unlocking icon code may be composed of four icons having an order. If the unlocking icon code is set to a high degree of difficulty, the unlocking icon code may be composed of six icons having an order.

When the icon code is set in the icon code setting unit 92 and the degree of difficulty of the icon code is selected as high / normal / low, the display unit T120 displays an unlock icon code IC The icon lock set 110 may be output.

The unlocking icon code when the difficulty level is selected to be low can be, for example, made up of four icons irrelevant to the input order, and the user can set the icon lock set 110 shown in FIG. (Ix, Iy, Iz, Iw) can be selected. Accordingly, the first to fourth icons Ix, Iy, Iz, Iw that are irrelevant to the order can be defined by the unlocking icon code.

After selecting the first to fourth icons Ix, Iy, Iz, Iw, the display window T120 shown in FIG. 9A is switched. At this time, (Ix, Iy, Iz, Iw) may be displayed.

The pattern code setting unit 93 shown in Fig. 9A can set on / off of the pattern code. That is, it is possible to set whether or not the unlock code is defined as the unlock pattern code (PC, see Fig. 9C).

In some embodiments, the icon code in the icon code setting unit 92 may be automatically turned off when the pattern code in the pattern code setting unit 93 is set to on.

When the pattern code setting section 93 has set the pattern code on, the icon lock set 110 for defining the unlock pattern code PC as shown in Fig. 9C may be outputted to the display section T120 .

If the pattern code is set on, the user can define a pattern code PC via any of the icons Ix, Iy, Iz, Iw selected in the icon lock set 110 shown in Figure 9c . After the pattern code PC is defined, it can be switched to the display window T120 of FIG. 9A.

Referring again to FIG. 9A, the icon shuffle setting unit 94 may determine whether or not to exchange the positions of a plurality of icons in the icon lock set 110. FIG.

In some embodiments, if the icon shuffle is set, the icon shuffle period may be selected. For example, you can set the shuffle cycle every time, every day, or every week.

In the icon layout setting unit 95, the arrangement structure of a plurality of icons in the icon lock set 110 can be set.

When the icon arrangement is set to 'fixed', the icons may be arranged in a matrix structure composed of four rows and three columns as shown in FIG. 9B or FIG. 9C. When the icon arrangement is set to " random ", the icons may have a random arrangement structure within the display unit T120.

The PIN number setting unit 96 may define a PIN number composed of numbers. The PIN number will be described later with reference to FIG.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a user interface including a locked state and an unlocked state according to another embodiment of the present invention. In Fig. 10, the same reference numerals as in Figs. 1 to 9C denote the same members, and a duplicate description thereof will be omitted for the sake of simplicity.

Referring to FIG. 10, a method of providing a user interface includes an external input sensing step S210, a continuous code input sensing step S220, a long push input sensing step S230, an unlocking code determination step S240, And a determination step S250.

Each of the external input sensing step S210, the continuous code input sensing step S220, the long push input sensing step S230 and the unlocking code determining step S240 may be performed in the external input sensing step The long push input detecting step S130, and the unlocking code determining step S140 may be performed in the same or similar manner as the continuous code input detecting step S110, the continuous code input detecting step S120, the long push input detecting step S130, and the unlocking code determining step S140.

If the consecutive code input in the unlocking code determination step S240 does not match the unlocking code, the step of determining the number of inconsistencies S250 is performed.

In the step of determining the number of inconsistencies (S250), the number of inconsistencies between the inputted continuous code and the unlock code may be counted.

For example, if the number of mismatches is less than three, the system may return to the locked state (1) and the continuous code input may be detected again.

If the number of mismatches is three or more, the temporary input lock state (4) can be outputted. The temporary input lock state (4) may be a state in which input of a touch or the like is impossible for a specific time (for example, one minute).

11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a user interface including a locked state and an unlocked state according to another embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a diagram exemplarily showing the display unit T120 in the PIN input waiting state 5 of Fig.

In Figs. 11 and 12, the same reference numerals as in Figs. 1 to 10 denote the same members, and a duplicate description thereof will be omitted for the sake of simplicity.

11, a method for providing a user interface includes an external input sensing step S310, a continuous code input sensing step S320, a long push input sensing step S330, an unlocking code determination step S340, A determination step S350, and a PIN number confirmation step S360.

10, the external input sensing step S310, the continuous code input sensing step S320, the long push input sensing step S330, the unlocking code determining step S340, and the inconsistency number determining step S350, The same or similar to the external input detection step S210, the continuous code input detection step S220, the long push input detection step S230, the unlocking code determination step S240, and the discrepancy count determination step S250 described with reference to FIG. . ≪ / RTI >

In the disagreement degree determination step S350, if the number of inconsistencies between the input continuous code and the unlock code is less than three, the system returns to the lock state (1) and the continuous code input can be detected again.

When the number of mismatches is three or more, it is possible to output the PIN input waiting state (5) as shown in FIG. In the PIN input standby state 5, the PIN number described with reference to FIG. 9A can be input.

In the PIN number confirmation step (S360), it is possible to check whether the number input in the PIN input wait state (5) matches the predetermined PIN number.

When the input number matches the PIN number, the unlock state 2 can be output to the display unit T 120. If the input number does not match the PIN number, the PIN input waiting state 5 may be output again on the display unit T120.

10 and 11, when the number of inconsistencies is three or more, the temporary input lock state 4 in FIG. 10 and the PIN input waiting state 5 in FIG. 11 are output This will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 13 exemplarily shows the selection window of the user when the inconsistency count of the input continuous code and the unlock code is three times or more.

Referring to FIG. 13, first and second confirmation buttons B1 and B2 may be displayed on the display window T120.

When the user touches the first confirmation button B1, the temporary input lock state 4 (see Fig. 10) may be outputted. When the user touches the second confirmation button B2, the PIN input waiting state 5 (see FIG. 11) may be outputted.

That is, if the number of discrepancies is three or more, the user can select any one of the temporary input lock state (4) in FIG. 10 and the PIN input waiting state (5) in FIG. Accordingly, the user can retry unlocking in a desired manner.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, This is possible.

T: terminal device T102: key input unit
T104: touch input unit T110:
T120: Display section T130: Memory section
1: Lock status 110: Icon lock set
112: Information providing icon 114: Application icon
116: Ecommerce Icon 2: Unlocked
20: Lock state setting section 22: Icon lock set selection section
24: Icon lock set part 3: Single icon operation state
32: Icon information 34: E-commerce link
36: Application

Claims (1)

A method for providing a user interface including a locked state and an unlocked state,
Displaying an icon lock set including a plurality of icons in the locked state;
Determining whether a continuation code is input through the icon lock set;
Determining whether the contiguous code matches an unlock code when the contiguous code is input;
An unlocking step of displaying the unlocked state when the continuous code matches the unlock code,
Determining whether a long push is input to a single icon selected from the icons included in the icon lock set if the continuous code is not input;
Performing the operation of outputting the information of the single icon, outputting the e-commerce link, or executing the application when the long push is input.

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